Month: November 2014

By Ian Ransom MELBOURNE, Nov 27 (Reuters) – Long called upon to rescue his team from treacherous situations, Australia captain Michael Clarke could do little to save his close friend Phillip Hughes, but bore his grief quietly in a vital supporting role for his “little brother’s” family. Clarke was among the first to arrive at St Vincent’s hospital on Tuesday after Hughes was rushed there with a sickening head injury and read the family’s statement upon his death, three days before his 26th birthday. …
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A pizza chef shed a staggering 19 stone in year after fearing her weight would … breaking point, Ana started a diet which led to her dramatic weight loss. … in 12 months and then last year she lost a final stone through healthy eating.
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By Kate Kelland LONDON (Reuters) – West Africa's Ebola epidemic could worsen further before abating but new infections should start to decline in all affected countries by the end of this year, a leading specialist on the disease said on Wednesday. Peter Piot, one of the scientists who first identified the Ebola virus almost 40 years ago, said the outbreak was far from over, but said that "thanks to now massive efforts at all levels" what had been an exponential growth in numbers should soon begin to recede. …

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By Misha Hussain DAKAR (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – West African artists have urged heads of state holding a French-speaking nations' summit in Dakar this weekend to take action to stop the spread of the deadly Ebola virus in the region. The rare tropical disease has infected more than 15,000 people in West Africa since it was first recorded in Guinea in March. More than 5,000 people have died from the virus, which causes severe vomiting, diarrhoea and internal bleeding. …

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